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This guideline covers the use of [[Wikipedia:Abbreviation|abbreviations]], including initialisms, [[Wikipedia:Acronym|acronyms]], [[Wikipedia:Contraction (grammar)|contractions]] and [[Wikipedia:Shortening (grammar)|shortenings]], in the UniWiki]. An initialism is usually formed from some or all of the initial letters of words in a phrase. In some variations of English, an acronym is considered to be an initialism which is pronounced as a word (e.g. [[Wikipedia:NATO|NATO]]), as distinct from the case where the initialism is said as a string of individual letters (e.g. "UN" for the [[Wikipedia:United Nations|United Nations]]). Herein, the term ''acronym'' applies collectively to initialisms, without distinction that an acronym is said as a word.

This guideline covers the use of [[Wikipedia:Abbreviation|abbreviations]], including initialisms, [[Wikipedia:Acronym|acronyms]], [[Wikipedia:Contraction (grammar)|contractions]] and [[Wikipedia:Shortening (grammar)|shortenings]], in the UniWiki. An initialism is usually formed from some or all of the initial letters of words in a phrase. In some variations of English, an acronym is considered to be an initialism which is pronounced as a word (e.g. [[Wikipedia:NATO|NATO]]), as distinct from the case where the initialism is said as a string of individual letters (e.g. "UN" for the [[Wikipedia:United Nations|United Nations]]). Herein, the term ''acronym'' applies collectively to initialisms, without distinction that an acronym is said as a word.

Maintaining a consistent abbreviation style will allow the UniWiki to be read, written, edited, and navigated more easily by readers and editors alike. The style should always be consistent within a page. If a guideline conflicts with the correct usage of a [[Wikipedia:Proper name|proper name]], ignore it. The abbreviation style used in quotations from written sources should always be written ''exactly'' as in the original source, unless it is a UniWiki-made translation.

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-This guideline covers the use of [[Wikipedia:Abbreviation|abbreviations]], including initialisms, [[Wikipedia:Acronym|acronyms]], [[Wikipedia:Contraction (grammar)|contractions]] and [[Wikipedia:Shortening (grammar)|shortenings]], in the UniWiki]. An initialism is usually formed from some or all of the initial letters of words in a phrase. In some variations of English, an acronym is considered to be an initialism which is pronounced as a word (e.g. [[Wikipedia:NATO|NATO]]), as distinct from the case where the initialism is said as a string of individual letters (e.g. "UN" for the [[Wikipedia:United Nations|United Nations]]). Herein, the term ''acronym'' applies collectively to initialisms, without distinction that an acronym is said as a word.
+This guideline covers the use of [[Wikipedia:Abbreviation|abbreviations]], including initialisms, [[Wikipedia:Acronym|acronyms]], [[Wikipedia:Contraction (grammar)|contractions]] and [[Wikipedia:Shortening (grammar)|shortenings]], in the UniWiki. An initialism is usually formed from some or all of the initial letters of words in a phrase. In some variations of English, an acronym is considered to be an initialism which is pronounced as a word (e.g. [[Wikipedia:NATO|NATO]]), as distinct from the case where the initialism is said as a string of individual letters (e.g. "UN" for the [[Wikipedia:United Nations|United Nations]]). Herein, the term ''acronym'' applies collectively to initialisms, without distinction that an acronym is said as a word.
 Maintaining a consistent abbreviation style will allow the UniWiki to be read, written, edited, and navigated more easily by readers and editors alike. The style should always be consistent within a page. If a guideline conflicts with the correct usage of a [[Wikipedia:Proper name|proper name]], ignore it. The abbreviation style used in quotations from written sources should always be written ''exactly'' as in the original source, unless it is a UniWiki-made translation.